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, 1887-04-01
HOW NOVEL WRITING PAYS.


Securing a Publisher is One Thing, Sc
curing SALES Is Quite Another
Getting books published is one tapg;
getting them sold is quite another. Little
as Trollope made by his first literary VEN
lures, he probably made more than his
publishers. They were not n success be-
cause the public refused to buy them, and
if Trollope had not been a man of logged
resolution he would have given in long
before the tide turned. 1t by no means
follows. however, that every one who per-
severcs with equal resolution will be
equally successful, or, indeed, achieve any
success at all; for though by practice n
man may acquire the knack of writing
readable English, no amount of persever-
ance. without imagination, will make n
novelist.
1t il true that some writers appear to
succeed ut tho first attempt. Like By
ron, they waken and find themselves fam
GUS. These instances are, however, very
few, and when careful inquisition is
made it will generally be found that there
was previous preparation, and that sue
cess was preceded by failure. Charlotte
Bronte sprung at a bound into the first
rank of living %novelists; but her great
natural gifts had been a%ssiduously cult
waited for years, From her very child
hood she had been studying tho art Of
fiction and writing works of imagination.
The late Hugh Conway is another in
stance of the same sort, though his genius
was of u far inferior order. His Called
Back" took the country by storm and
created a rage for shilling horrors; which
is only now beginning TO subside. Yet,
though. Called Back" was the first work
he published, it was no by a long way
the first he wrote. He must have had
quite a large stock on hand; two, l think,
have been published since his death; and
l know a publisher who refused n Of
Hugh Conway's stories years before the
public heard of his existence.
1t would thus appear that to profit by
authorship, in the ordinary sense of the
word, something more is required than a
mere shutting of the eyes and an opening
Of the mouth. There must be special
aptitude, patience, perseverance, and in
dustry. These, with q love of literature
for its own sake, will probably be sufi-
cient In ordinary circumstances to insure
a fair measure Of success. Brilliant Sue
cess and enduring fame are for genius
alone, and the man who hopes to make a
fortune by his pen must be sanguine In
deed. True, Scott did great things in
that way. Dickens accumulated $780,
900 land killed himself in the effort and
Trollope sold for $50, 900 apiece novels
that he wrote in two months.
But it is not every novelist that pos
sesses the genius of Dickens or the fertil-
ity of Trollope, and there is at present
probably not one English writer who can
command the prices that he readily OBJ
tanned. More novels are nov written
than ever, and the average price paid to
authors has suffered a woful diminution.
l nave been told that when The London
Graphic began its prosperous career, its
proprietors paid as much as 81, 500 for
the serial rights of its long stories. They
now seldom pay more than a third Of that
sum.-The Cosmopolitan.
, 1887-04-01

Il spent a day in Glasgow" said a
woman physician just returned from
Europe, for the express purpose of get
ting a peep into the Maternity hospital
there. They are making experiments,
you know, in raising babies by steam-
babies prematurely born that would stand
no chance of life under ordinary treat
ment. went $50 miles out of my way
for a look into that steam baby box, and
/ had it. There was one child under
treatment when l got there, a tiny thing
that seemed hardly human. 1t lay in a
bed of cotton wool in the upper compart-
ment of an incubator especially arranged
for the purpose. There were hot water
bottles in the lower part of the box and a
thermometer hanging at the side to regu-
late the heat. There lay the baby in an
atmosphere of steam. The physicians in
charge said it was %perceptibly growing
and would probably live. That's nine
teenth century civilization for YOU
Kansas City journal.
, 1887-04-01

Up in the Goschen settlement. gener-
ally called ''Goschen Hole" there are
sixty families residing who for some years
were deprived of any mail facilities what
ever. Finally a post Office was established
over there and a postmaster appointed.
The government has been very liberal(?t
with this postmaster and allows him a
salary equal to to the amount of stamps
cancelled at his Office annually. The
postmaster there would be justified in
adopting Abraham Lincoln's plan of car
rying not only the mail but the post Office
around in his hat, and when he meets a
friend pull out his mail and give it to him.
, 1887-04-01

There are two married sisters in Chey-
enne who are living in the same house,
the husband Of one being an ex-Unior
soldier and the other an ext Confederate
OF course the Ratchet which was buried
at Appomattox a long time ago is never
dug up in that household, and peace and
harmony not only prevail in regard to or
binary matters, but the same is true oil
all matters pertaining to the late ''on-
pleasantness," as Nasty termed it. A
comparison Of notes between the two hus.
bands shows that they participated or
opposite sides in the same battle on vari
Gus occasions.
, 1887-04-01
Before XOu start

On a journey call and get a bottle of Cha
mberlain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhea
Remedy as a safeguard against an attack
of bowel complaint. Many prudent and
careful persons never travel without it.
Hundreds of travelling men are never
without a bottle of it in their grip. Many
lives and much suffering has been saved
by its timely use. No one car afford to
travel without a bottle Of this pleasant,
safe and reliable preparation. Sold by w.
n. Hunt, druggist.
, 1887-04-01

\ letter in The New York Commercial
Advertiser presents some very interesting
not 10 ~, startling, facts as to the use OF
money in elections in that city. Accord
ing 10 the writer's estimate the amount
of money involved in every city election
reaches the enormous aggregate of ST.
800, 900. One-third of this, or $500, 900,
is actually paid out on election day
$500, 600 by the city as election expenses,
and 5000 900 in the shape of assess
ments" levied upon candidates. The re,
manning million is made up OF $3.50, 00t
paid in salaries for hangers on and 'hee
%lers,' and $3.50, 600 paid to district
leaders. In national elections the amount,
are much higher. Detroit Free Press.
, 1887-04-01
froposal. Tor ntlltary supplies.
HEADo'Rs DEPT OF THE PLATTE,
OFFICE OF CHIEF QUARTERMAsTER,

OFFICE OF CHIEF QUARTERMAsTER,
OMAHA, Neb., March %, 1887. J
Sealed proposal, in triplicate, subject tc
usual conditions will be received at this
Office until IL o'clock noon central stan
dard time) on the dates named hereafter.
at which times and place they will be
opened In the presence of bidders, for fur
nishing and delivery of fuel, forage, straw,
and charcoal, during the fiscal year com
mencing July LIST, 1887, at each Of the tol'
lowing military posts aud stations: Omaha
depot. Cheyenne depot, Ogden depot,
Fort Omaha. Niobrara, Robinson, Sidney,
D. A. Russell, Bridger, Laramie, McKln-
ney. Washable, DuChesne, and Douglas,
Camp Pilot Butte at Rock Springs, Wyo..
Valentine. Neb., Lusk. Wyo., Douglas,
Wyo., Rawlins, Wyo.. Price, Utah, and
the Department Rife Range at Bellevue.
Neb. Proposals for wood, coal, and
charcoal will lie opened Saturday, April
30th, 1887. Proposals for hay. straw,
grain and bran will be opened Tuesday,
May oath, 1857. Except at Omaha
depot, proposals will also be received up
to the same hour central time by the
.quartermasters at each station above
named for supplies required for his station
only. Proposals will be received at this
Office until May oath, 1887, Tor supplying
grain and bran at Rawlins and Carter,
Wyo., and also at Salt Lake City and
Price Station, Utah.
Preference will be given to articles of
domestic production an manufacture, con-
dltions of price and quality being equal,
and such preference will be given to arti-
Giles of American production and manufac-
ture produced on the Pacific coast to the
extent Of the consumption required by the
public service there. Proposals for either
class OF the stores mentioned or for guam
titles less than the whole required will be
received. The government reserves the
right to reject any or all proposals or to
accept any proposal for a less quantity
than the total bid for.
Blank proposals and full instructions
will be furnished on application to this
Office or to the quartermasters at the
various posts named. Envelopes con
tanning proposals should be marked.
Proposals for--, at -, and
addressed to the undersigned or to the
respective quartermasters.
G. B. DANDY.
Quartermaster, U. S. A.. Chief Quarter
master.
, 1887-04-01

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, ILL.,.
says: Having received so much benefit
from Electric Bitters, | feel it my duty to
let suffering humanity know it. Have
had a running sore on my leg for eight
years; my doctors told me | would have
to have the bone scraped or leg amputa-
ted. | used, instead, three bottles Of
Electric Bitters and seven boxes of. Buck
lens Arnica Salve, and my leg is now
sound and WE'LL
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cents a
bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at
twenty-five cents per box by w. N .Hunt.
, 1887-04-01

A recent writer has shown that the
following of paper is due to the oxidation
of paper by light. and especially the more
%refrangible rays. The discoloration is
more marked in wood papers han in rag
papers, and more rapid in moist than in
dry air. Two practical results of this study
ARE, first, to keep Libraries as dry as posi-
bic, and secondly, that the electric light
is far inferior to gas or oil, as the refrangi-
bic rays for so large a proportion of its
lirht.
, 1887-04-01

Nervous Debility, Seminal Weakness.
Exhausted vitality, Lost Manhood, and
all the terrible effects Of self abuse and
excuses in maturcr years, such as noe
turnal emissions, loss of memory, dimness
Of vision, aversion to society, the vital
fluid passing unobserved in the urine and
other symptoms that lead to insanity and
death. Yang and Middle Aged Men
suffering from the above should consult us
at once Cure guaranteed in all such
cases. CONSTELLATION FREE.
Chemical analysis, including thorough
MICROSCOPE, examinations of the urine, S..
An honest opinion given in all cases. We
furnish The Great English Remedy, Sir
Ashley Cooper's Vital Restorative, at So a
bottle, or four times the quantity $40
SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE
to anyone stating symptoms, sex and age.
Address English Medical Dispensa,y, M.
II Kearnu St. San Francisco. Gaia.
, 1887-04-01

Manufactured only by the California
Fig Syrup company, San Francisco, CAL,
is nature own true laxative. This pleas
ant California liquid fruit remedy may be
had of w. N. Hunt. Large bottles at
so cents or one dollar. 1t is the most
pleasant, prompt and effective remedy
known to cleanse the system; to act on
the liver, kidneys and bowels gently yet
thoroughly; to dispel headaches. colds and
%fevers; to cur constipation, indigestion
ard kindred ills.
, 1887-04-01
n o\cow,S Blood Elixir is the only


There is a gentleman not a thousand
miles from Cheyenne who, having some
children, quite properly seems anxious for
their future welfare and is especially desir-
Gus hat they shall receive a good educa-
ton. With this in mind he has disclosed
to a friend something of his future plans
regarding them, and was heard to exclaim;
II tell you what it is, when my children
get old enough I'm going to send them to
the best cemetery school | can find in the
East
, 1887-04-01

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is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price, rs cents per
box. For sale by W. N. Hunt.
, 1887-04-01

Professor Proctor, in his new book on
"Chance and Luck" undertakes to tell
the chances of getting heads or tails i'll
tossing a penny. If you toss an hour,
heads will not exceed tails. or
tails heads in a greater ratio than
81 to 80. If you toss for a day the in
equality will not be greater than 101 10
1O0.-New York Commercial Advertiser
, 1887-04-01
BLACK HILLS STAGE
AMI EXPRESS COMPANY

Coaches leave Chugwater daily (excep.
Sundays) on arrival of the G. x n.
tram, touching Fort Laramie, Rawhide
Buttes and Lusk, and connect with the
Chicago X Northwestern railroad at Lusk
and Tor Sundancc, Buffalo, Fort Fetter-
man, Fort Mckinney, Douglas, Wyo.l,
Fort Robinson and Chadron in Nebraska,
and Rapid City, Spearfsh and Deadwood,
Oak.
The cheapest and shortest route by
twenty-four hours.
The U. S. mail carried. We have first
class eating stations, and our division
agents take all pains to secure the COM
fort of passengers.
F. 4. LoNGHURsT. Agent.
, 1887-04-01

lis this your fourth or yom fifth mar
riage:'' she asked, in n loud voice, of an
old woman on the car.
Hush! Don't speak 30 loud! This is
my fifth, but he's in poor health and l
may want to marry again,'-Detroit
Free Press.
, 1887-04-01

That the body is now more susceptible to
benefit from medicine than at any other
season. Hence the importance of taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla now when it will do
you the most good. 1t is really wonderful
for purifying and enriching the blood,
creating an appetite, and giving an healthy
tone to the whole system. Be sure and
get Hoods Sarsaparilla. which is peculiar
to itself.
, 1887-04-01

\ new pocket camera has been m
vented. 1t ia inclosed in an ordinary sill
yer watch case, and is said to do very
good work by the dry plate process.
, 1887-04-01
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT CHEYENNE
WvA har.b 10

LAND OFFICE AT CHEYENNE, I
Wyo, March | 1857. I
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled noticed his Intention
to make final proof in support of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before the register
and receiver at Cheyenne, Wyo., on April 2,
1887. viz Ina v. Tinker, widow of Charles
I HlnRer, who made homestead application
No. 1892. for the sw x sec %, tip Is n, r 65 W.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of SAID land, VIZ n X Davis, Charles Hall,
s. ID. Hovey. w. ID. Garrett Of Cheyenne. " 20.
EDGAR s. WILSON. Register
, 1887-04-01

Anticipation vhas a big dinner which
we eat up und shtill feel hungry all oafer.
Carl Dunder.
, 1887-04-01
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and we guarantee 1t. Price 10 and 50c
Psarse & MoGill, Druggists.
, 1887-04-01

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Is agreeable to the taste, acceptable to the
stomach, harmless in its nature, painless
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street.
AcNev's Blood T Rsmsd is the as. only
iced. 1t is n positive cure for Ulcers, Erup-
tions or Syphilitic Poisoning. 1t purifes the
whole system. and banishes all Rheumatic
and Neuralgia pains. We guarantee It,
Pearse 4 McGill. Druggists.
, 1887-04-01
New Advertisements.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-16
The GENERAL BEAT.

What is the pulse9 In the newly born
infant it viii number 130 to 140 min
ute, and it comes on slower as the subject
lives through the ''seven ages of man."
ranging. at sixty years, from 70 to 70.
After this it is supposed to go slower; but
all sorts of things have been said about it.
It varies in different people. It varies
with sex, the woman's pulse beating to
mans of the same age 10 to Is a minute.
1t varies with position, whether standing
or lying down. 1t varies with muscular
exertion. One kind that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-16
The Problem Settled.

Philadelphia Press.
When Frank r. Stockton, the writer Of short
one of those present at a dinner given III his
honor to solve the mystery which hangs about
the story of 1.-THE Lady and the Tiger Before
Mr.. Stockton could answer, q gentleman sug
gested that the pleasure of having written so
successful story must be considerably dimin-
ished by being asked so frequently to tell its
sequel. Mr.. Stockton laughed and said: TIT is
very true; have been requested more than once
to inform curious readers whether the princess
directed her lover to the jaws of tho tiger or to
to have it settled for me- and when l was at
WELLESLEY College left the decision to the young
ladies Of that institution Eighteen of them
voted that the princess would sooner have sac
rifced her lover than have seen him wed the
lady, against six who voted to let him live
think women can best judge their own sex. and
/ am satisfied to abide by the Welleslv decision.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-16
Drunkards and Paupers in England.

Recently published official statistics show that
one out Of every thirty of the population of
Great Britain is an ayowed pauper. in receipt of
parish relief There are annually l80. 600 appre-
tensions in the United Kingdom for drunken
ness. There are. moreover. SOC, 600 drunkards,
keepers and beerseilers. The annual drink bill
amounts to $3.50 000. 600 England however, seeks
to atone for this by spending $1,000, QUO per an
mum in missions to the heather, as against $780,
COO similarly employed by Germany, $50. 900 by
France, or 81, ,000, 900 for the whole of Europe.
This would seem To be = case where missionary
work should begin ct homo
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-16
Concerning Logan's swarthy Complexion.

Chicago Tribune
.'It is physiological fact,s says DR.. Robarts.
that the first child by second marriage often
resembles the deceased wife or husband to an
extraordinary degree. General Logans case is
the most wonderful illustration of this fact ever
heard of. The Generals father. DIR. Logan, was
rather dark. but not swarthv, while his mother
was blue-eyed and fair haired. Yet, General
Logan. strange as it may seem, inherited the
Indian features and complexion of DR.. Logans
half breed wife. who died several years previ-
ously. The FIRST Mrs. Logan was beautiful as
those half breed women often are, and was COM
paratively fair. much fairer indeed than her
daughter. General Logan's half sister. or than
the General himself. The grandchildren of the
Generals half sister. by the by, living here in
Carbondaie, show strongly marked traces of
their Indian descent, though down to the fourth
Cap tnu
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-16

Is that which THE WHEN provides for
it's competitors. All the year round it is
the same. Whether in Summer Clothes
or Winter Clothes, Furnishing Goods or
Full Suits, Overalls or Overcoats, THE
WHEN beats them at every turn. We
have few fine Overcoats that we are
closing out now at prices to suit the buy
ers-not the goods. These are worth
more than we ask for them, but they
must 'go." It's fine chance now for
you to go with them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-16
No More Monster Armor-Clads:

London World
The rage for monster armor- clads has spent
itself, and unless naval designers suddenly Agrea
centrate their attention upon keeping our pres-
ent war ships In an efficient state, and upon Dc.
veloping mosquito fleets OF gun and torpedo
vessels capable Of high speed. of carrying pow
erful guns, and Of making comparatively Ions
SEA passages. That Is the oficial programmes
and special interest will attach to the torpedo
boat Of the future. Ita Improvement IN ite
offensive and defensive capacities u the hrx
consideration,
National Republican., 1887-12-17
REMARKABLE SURGERY.
A Child with Water on the Brain Re.
lieyed AID Made Whole.

lieyed AID Made whole.
cleveland Leader.
Two Of the most wonderful surgical cases
ever recorded have been brought to a sue
cessful termination IN this city. Some time
ago Elsie, the 6.months-old baby OF Adam
Lucas, machinist, residing on Louis street,
received an injury to the neck 10 peculiar
manner A girl having the babe in her
the same tima supporting the child's
head and neck. Soon after a change was
noticed In the child. 1t began to waste
and pine, while its head became swollen to
thrice it's normal size. 1t soon be-
came evident that the child was suffering
from water on its brain as result of the
injury to the neck. To add to Its sad con-
dition 1t became totally blind, deaf, and
parslyzeG, and only Its faint cry and its
ability to take nounshment gave evidence
that the vital spark still remained. The
attending physicians declared the child
must die. At this stage Of the case q surgi-
cal operation recommended by DR.. Vance
vas determined upon. A piece OF the
skull bone was removed and a drainage
tube put into the cavities Of the brain,
through which the water escaped. For
many weeks bandages were kept about
the head, and the liquid forced out Of the
brain cavities. Ultimately 1t ceased to
flow. With the recovery from the imme.
dIate effects Of the operation a most Won
deiful change was observed In the little
patient. The head rapidly decreased In
size. Soon the paren were overjoyed to
discover that the eycsight had returned
the blind child could lce more see. Then
Its hearing was recovered, and finally the
paralyzed condition Of Its body gave way
and now, with all its faculties restored, II
has developed from a condition worse thar
death into an exceptionally bright and win
some little creature,
National Republican., 1887-12-17
wOMAN,S REVENGE.
How n Real Mean Hostess Makes Her
Handsome Guests Look Ugly.
Buffalo Courier

How Real Mean Hostess Makes Her
Handsome Guests Look Ugly.
Buffalo Courier.
A gentleman who was invited out to dine
at q Delaware avenue residence lately OBJ
served that the chandelier over the dining
room table was Of peculiar construction, so
that there was a light over the head OF each
guest. The globes were OF various colors-
eCme amber, some red, and some blue.
"What is the object Of having the globes
Of different colors ~ the guest asked Of his
hostess.
"Why, you see," said she, "when one
gives q dinner or tea one must invite some
people whom one perfectly hates. Now,
last Tuesday gave supper and | had to
invite two women whom despise, But
\ had to invite them or some OF the young
men | wanted wouldn't come. had my
revenge on my fair enemies, however. /
placed each one OF these two women under
one OF those pale lights at the table.
They're usually considered beautiful wo-
men, but under that light they had the
most ghastly look you ever saw. They
were perfect scarecrows. They seemed to
have aged twenty years the minute they sat
down.
"The men noticed 1t, OF course, but they
did not divine what caused 1t. They were
quite taken aback and awfully glum at
first But finally one Of them turned With
sigh and began talking to a real homely
colored light. Why, she was perfectly
charming under 1t. 30 you see that when
want people to look perfectly hideous pu'
them under the blue lights. II kills every
thiDg.n The gentleman looked up. lie
was under blue light